US 12,264,699 B2
Attachment of ignition suppression or quenching device to a fastener stack
Christopher S. Roper, Oak Park, CA (US); Mark R. O'Masta, Oak Park, CA (US); and Haftom Y. Dessalegn, Mountlake Terrace, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/466,088.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/136,882, filed on Jan. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0220995 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. F16B 37/14 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01); B64D 37/32 (2006.01); B64D 45/02 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 37/14 (2013.01) [F16B 33/004 (2013.01); B64D 37/32 (2013.01); B64D 45/02 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device which is attachable to a fastener stack, the device comprising:
an attachment element made of shape memory material which is configured to apply a radially compressive load onto a portion of the fastener stack when the shape memory material is stimulated into a state of compression; and
a cap comprising a base having an opening and a shell having an interior space in fluid communication with the opening, wherein the base is coupled to the attachment element.